Gastro 101: Pesto pasta salad

Every few weeks my inner circle of friends will get together for a potluck dinner. As a starting point, we pick a theme, like tacos or breakfast, and then contribute accordingly. Last week the theme was “P.” That’s it. Yep. So I brought Pesto penne pasta with pine nuts and parmesan cheese. Yeah, I nailed it. And it tasted awesome, too.

This is a good side dish, but also works as an entrée with the right type of pasta (think gnocci), or additions (think cherry tomatoes or artichokes).